yogsoth-ai Scoping Survey
Purpose: Broad and shallow — map the landscape of a field quickly. Understand what exists, who's working on what, and where the boundaries are.
When to use: User is entering a new field, needs orientation before committing to deeper investigation.
Budget
| Base SOP | Target | ±10% Range |
|---|---|---|
| web-search | 100 results | 90–110 |
| web-research | 10 pages | 9–11 |
| paper-overview | 100 papers | 90–110 |
| paper-search | 20 papers | 18–22 |
| paper-research | 0 | 0 |
CC may deviate within ±10% with documented reasoning. If the field is genuinely small (fewer papers exist), document and proceed.
State Ledger
Print this table before each major iteration decision:
| SOP | Target | Current | % Complete |
|----------------|--------|---------|------------|
| web-search | 100 | ??? | ???% |
| web-research | 10 | ??? | ???% |
| paper-overview | 100 | ??? | ???% |
| paper-search | 20 | ??? | ???% |
Do not exit the strategy until all rows reach ≥90%.
Available Tactics
None mandatory — CC composes directly from SOPs.
Available SOPs
Import (strict protocol execution):
web-search→ web-browsing/skills/web-search/SKILL.mdweb-research→ web-browsing/skills/web-research/SKILL.mdpaper-overview→ literature-engine/skills/literature-overview/SKILL.mdpaper-search→ literature-engine/skills/literature-search/SKILL.md
Subagent (optional, CC decides):
categorize-papers— cluster papers by theme/method/timelinetaxonomy-mapping— construct hierarchical field mapgap-identification— find what the literature hasn't addressedsurvey-synthesis— produce final structured output
Execution Guidance
- Prioritize breadth over depth — many queries, fast scanning
- paper-overview is the primary operation (100 papers scanned at abstract level)
- paper-search (20 papers with AI summaries) is selective — only for key papers that need slightly deeper understanding
- No paper-research — this strategy does not deep-read
- taxonomy-mapping is particularly valuable here (produces field map)
- End with survey-synthesis to produce structured output
Output Format
Field Landscape Map containing:
- Taxonomy of sub-areas (hierarchical)
- Key authors and research groups per sub-area
- Research trends (hot / active / declining / dormant)
- Open questions and unexplored directions
- Entry points for deeper investigation
Available SOPs
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| SOP | When to use |
|---|---|
| categorize-papers | Cluster papers by theme, method, or timeline. Produces natural groupings from a paper collection. Used by scoping-survey and narrative-review. |
| knowledge-acquisition-gap-identification | Identify what the literature has NOT addressed — missing methods, untested combinations, unexplored applications, contradictions without resolution. Used by all strategies. |
| knowledge-acquisition-paper-overview | Abstract-level paper scanning for broad coverage. Import of literature-engine/literature-overview skill. Abstract-level only — no methodology conclusions from abstracts. |
| knowledge-acquisition-paper-search | AI-summarized paper reading for intermediate depth. Import of literature-engine/literature-search skill. Must call get_paper_content for every analyzed paper. |
| knowledge-acquisition-web-research | Full-page web reading for non-academic perspectives — blogs, tech reports, product pages, industry analysis. Import of web-browsing/web-research skill. Must fetch full page via apify for every analyzed page. |
| knowledge-acquisition-web-search | Quick web scanning for landscape understanding. Import of web-browsing/web-search skill. Snippets only — no conclusions from snippets alone. |
| survey-synthesis | Final synthesis step — weave all gathered evidence (reading notes, extracted data, categorizations) into a coherent structured output appropriate to the strategy type. Used by all 5 strategies as the final step. |
| taxonomy-mapping | Construct a hierarchical field map from paper collection — multi-level taxonomy with parent/child relationships, paper counts per node, and maturity indicators. Used by scoping-survey. |